Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Brexit and Readiness of Businesses, Employees and Communities: Discussion

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I was very struck by the submission from Border Communities against Brexit on the high levels of unemployment, particularly along the Border. Do the witnesses from Border Communities against Brexit feel that enough has been done? Has there been a level of engagement that would indicate a realisation at the level of Government of the high levels of unemployment particularly youth unemployment?

What is the situation for people who cross the Border every day for work? What is the employment status of a worker who is not Irish-born, who is an EU citizen, who lives in Derry but who works in Donegal or who lives in Donegal and works in Derry? What protections do these people have?